A large part of the population in the Netherlands spends to much time without healthy amounts of light. They get too little daylight, and the light they receive, is not strong enough. Especially now that the winter is coming and the days are getting shorter. A shortcoming of light affects your mood and sleep, and can therefore cause all kind of health problems. And that's why, according to expertes, much more attention needs to be paid to the effect of light on your health.

Startup Sparckel from Eindhoven developed a smart lamp, that provides a better night's sleep and a better mood. RTL Nieuws visited them.